VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure
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Storage
Module 4
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure
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Virtual Machines
VM Resource Management
VM Access Control
VM Creation & Management
Virtual Infrastructure
VirtualCenter Installation
Operations
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Networking
ESX Server Installation
Virtual Infrastructure Overview
Storage
Troubleshooting Tips
Data & Availability Protection
VM Resource Monitoring
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure
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Importance and module objectives
• Importance
• Storage options give you the flexibility in setting up your disk
requirements based on cost, performance, manageability
• Shared storage is useful for disaster recovery, high availability and
moving VMs between ESX Servers
• Objectives for the learner
• Make Fibre Channel SAN storage available to ESX Servers
• Identify components to be configured for iSCSI storage
• Create a VMFS datastore
• Create an NFS datastore
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VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure
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Module lessons
• Lesson 1: Fibre Channel SAN Storage
• Lesson 2: iSCSI SAN Storage
• Lesson 3: VMFS Datastore
• Lesson 4: NAS Storage and NFS Datastores
• Lesson 5: Storage Considerations
VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure
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Lesson 1:
Fibre Channel
SAN Storage
